# tan

## Description

Get the tangent of an angle, in radians. The output will return any real number.

## Input / Parameter

| Name  | Description                          | Input Type | Default | Options | Required |
| ----- | ------------------------------------ | ---------- | ------- | ------- | -------- |
| value | The number to return the tangent of. | Number     | -       | -       | Yes      |

## Output

| Description                      | Output Type |
| -------------------------------- | ----------- |
| Returns the tangent of an angle. | Number      |

## Example

In this example, we will get the tangent of a value and print it in the console.

### Steps

1. Drag a `button` component into the canvas and open the `Action` tab. Select the `press` event of the button and drag the `Log.write` function to the event flow.
2. Call the function `Math.tan` inside the `Log.write` function.
3. Enter the value to get the tangent of.

   ![](https://399701567-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwmJ1RKjM2uNFaL6fO3Xu%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b699a6c51ee82134d6d62d0be676550a250a8dec%2Ftan-step-1.png?alt=media)

### Result

1. The console will print the tangent of the value passed.

   ![](https://399701567-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwmJ1RKjM2uNFaL6fO3Xu%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-00cf46358ab8dbaa6df2a631961a290362a72a1e%2Ftan-result-1.png?alt=media)